Doll machine

01

Jing Xiao was only nine years old when his parents died in a car accident, and his mother protected him at the last moment.Afterwards, the family company was controlled and divided by relatives, but I was rejected by everyone like a plague god and refused to take him in.In the beginning, the young Jing Xiao was also sad.He didn't quite understand why the uncle who used to secretly give candy to him or the aunt who kept buying him toys became indifferent now.

But later, he got used to it.

I am used to the days of changing places every three days, I am used to relying on others to watch people's faces, I am used to relying on myself when I am lonely and vulnerable, I am used to those things that are guaranteed will always be short-lived.

At the age of 27, when Jing Xiao took back everything that should belong to him.Jing Xiao didn't feel much when he saw those relatives' hateful and jealous eyes, and the family cards they played again and again.He felt neither sad nor happy.Even when he actually walked into the company and sat in the CEO's office, he was very calm.

Perhaps it was because such a scene had been depicted in his mind so many times since he was a teenager, that in the end he felt that this was just another rehearsal.Or maybe it was the turmoil in his youth that made him lose even the most basic concern for those relatives.Like a stranger meeting another stranger on the street.

02

The company's work is very busy, usually by the time Jing Xiao comes to his senses, it's already past the time to get off work.If he didn't leave at this time, by the time Jing Xiao raised his head again, it would probably be past ten o'clock.

"Aren't you leaving yet? Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I've been so busy these two weeks that I can finally take it easy tomorrow." Xie Yirui hurriedly finished the post-holiday planning and was about to go home when he found Jing Xiao He was still sitting in the office looking at the documents.

He and Jing Xiao knew each other in junior high school, they were good brothers who grew up together, so they naturally knew about his family.Looking at the time, Xie Yirui said: "Let's go, Jing Xiao, it's past eight o'clock. Go to my place for dinner today. Hang Lu said that he made moon cakes by himself. You go and eat together."

"No." Jing Xiao looked down at the information and decisively rejected Xie Yirui.Xie Yirui told Jing Xiao last month that Mid-Autumn Festival wanted to take Hanglu back to his hometown, and Jing Xiao remembered it clearly.

Jing Xiao read the last page of information, closed the cap of the pen, looked up and saw Xie Yirui was still standing there: "I'm leaving now, you can eat the mooncakes from Hanglu yourself."

"That's fine, you have a good rest these two days, remember to eat according to the order. It's Mid-Autumn Festival, don't go to the hospital with stomach bleeding again. Let the doctor take care of yourself." After a few words of advice, he left.

After waiting for Xie Yirui to leave, Jing Xiao got up and stretched his shoulders.After confirming that he had brought all the official affairs that could not be handled in time, Jing Xiao locked the door and left the office.Then when he arrived at the underground garage, he suddenly remembered that he was taken to the company by the driver this morning.And as luck would have it, he granted the driver leave after noon until the end of the National Day...

03

Jing Xiao walked aimlessly on the street, and the plane trees on both sides of the road still had sparse leaves.Strings of colorful lights are wrapped around the tree branches, and the bright lights reflect the dark night sky, which is very festive.

"Sir, do you want to come in and grab a doll? There is a recent event in our shop, you can try it for free, it's very simple."

Jing Xiao stopped and looked at the man who spoke.The man was wearing an ordinary white shirt and a black half apron around his waist. His stature looked about the same as Jing Xiao's. He was leaning against the door casually, with a cigarette butt in his mouth.

"No need." Jing Xiao turned his head and continued to walk forward.

"Try it once, anyway, you have nothing else to do now." The man stopped Jing Xiao again, "I caught it, this doll can still grant your wish, it's very clever."

Then Jing Xiao turned around and carefully looked at the small shop behind the man.The whole store is decorated in pink, and the bright pink claw machines are full of cute human-shaped dolls.Even the wallpaper behind the cash register was pasted with pink and white vertical stripes, and there was a pink light sign hanging on it, with the words "chubby claw machine" written on it.

"Very spiritual?" Jing Xiao repeated.

"No money, just press a button." The man was still smiling, and the pink light hit his face, reflecting a strange black shadow.

Jing Xiao thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Then I want someone who will accompany me for the rest of my life."

Then walked into the store.

04

When he came out, Jing Xiao had a palm-sized doll in his hand.The boy-like doll was wearing a white sweater and a pair of black trousers.His light brown hair was messily rolled together, his eyes were wide open, and he smiled happily.

"Actually, I lied to you just now." The man glanced at the doll in Jing Xiao's hand and said.

"I know." Jing Xiao pinched the doll's face.

"You and I probably don't think the same thing." The man shook his head and stared at Jing Xiao for a few more seconds.Throwing the cigarette butt on the ground, he stamped out the last reddish light with his foot.Then he turned around and walked into the store, and waved to Jing Xiao with his back turned, "This store is about to close, let's go."

Jing Xiao watched the man disappear behind the door, watched the pink light behind the glass door turn into darkness, and then waved to the passing taxis with the doll in his hand.

He didn't care what the man said.

05

When Jing Xiao was 15 years old, his aunt gave him a dog, because a bitch at a friend’s house gave birth to a litter of puppies and there was really no place to deal with it.

Jing Xiao likes that dog very much, and he sleeps with it every night.In the dead of night, the warm puppy is his only support.That was the first, thing that belonged only to him.

Then on an unknown day, the puppy died.

Jing Xiao didn't even understand what happened.It was just that on the way back after school one day, he saw his dog lying quietly on the side of the road with people coming and going, just where it usually greeted him.

When Jing Xiao saw Li Qiu for the first time, for some reason, he immediately thought of the puppy and the wish he had sincerely made on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Very smart?Then... I want someone who will accompany me for the rest of my life.

06

Liqiu was discovered by Jing Xiao on the weekend after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

At the beginning, Jing Xiao just felt that his apartment was much tidier than usual. It wasn't until he found that there were two dishes and one soup wrapped in plastic wrap on the dining table after he came back at night, that he realized that something was wrong.The cleaning lady he hired never knew how to cook.

But before Jing Xiao had time to inform his secretary to install a camera in his home, the reckless little prisoner fell into the trap of himself——Accidentally, he woke up the sleeping girl with a rumbling vacuum cleaner on Saturday morning. Well Shaw.Myself, I still don't feel it.

Jing Xiao leaned against the edge of the bedroom door and watched for a while the vigorous cleaning boy.

The boy was wearing a white sweater.Wearing a loose sweater on his thin body, he looked a little empty.The black trousers were pulled up to the ankles, making her long and slender feet look white.

Having seen enough, Jing Xiao asked, "How did you get in?"

The teenager, who was busy cleaning the vacuum, was shocked when he realized that there was someone standing at the door of the bedroom.He turned around and wanted to escape, but Jing Xiao, who was seen through, stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.

The boy looked up at Xiao Jing in shock, his curly light brown hair jumped with the movement.The amber eyes are as bright as glass beads, and the inside is full of wellness.There was also a small dimple on the fair cheek because of the boy's slightly pursed mouth.

"Are you that doll?" Jing Xiao asked back.After seeing the boy nodded hesitantly, Jing Xiao remembered the man who appeared out of nowhere and what he had said to him.

Letting go of the boy's hand, Jing Xiao asked, "What's your name?"

"Li Qiu." Li Qiu didn't seem to expect the man in front of him to be so calm after knowing his background, and seemed a little surprised.

Jing Xiao nodded and said to Li Qiu: "Li Qiu, my name is Jing Xiao. What a coincidence, you have to pay me for the rest of your life."

The author has something to say: a sweet article of [-] to [-] words, I hope everyone who reads it will like it.